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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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